Haqiqatul-Wahi (The Philosophy of Divine Revelation) — Page 863
CHAPTER TWO 863 shunned the refuge of the one who could safeguard you and you fled to the wilderness. You deprived yourselves of the ambrosial food of knowledge, and became as a famished one in dire straits. You made yourselves like a decrepit old man who is deprived of sound opinion and wisdom, or like an animal that knows nothing beyond green foli- age. You refuse to arm yourselves with the weapon that the God of Grandeur has sent down for you from heaven. As for the worldly arms, they amount to nothing against these enemies. So now you dwell in a land that is barren and a desert devoid of water. You intentionally move away from the running streams that can satiate the thirsty. You prefer deserts and fail to take caution against those who will destroy you. Your bodies have been scorched by the noonday sun. What, then, has gone wrong with you that you do not take refuge under the mighty shade that may protect you against the blistering heat, lead you to the cold sweet water, and safeguard you from falling into the pits of graves [of ignorance]? The biggest argument in favour of the truth of a claimant of Prophethood is the very age which is steeped entirely in darkness. If you have any doubt about my claim, then be patient until God Himself decides between us. Indeed, He is the Best of the Judges. Is it not sufficient for you that God granted me decisive victory when my enemies entered into a mubahalah with me? They claimed that God would cause them to emerge victorious, but Allah destroyed those who were to be destroyed through clear proof. You hatched plans against me, but God made His own plan; and He is the Best of Planners. You can see how the enemy is encamped, surrounding you, and how calam- ities are descending upon you. You are subdued by them due to your own weaknesses, and your selfish desires have attracted you towards them. Surely, they have prepared such wiles as amaze both the eyes and insight. What is the matter with you that you cannot see the tornado which has uprooted the trees? They [i. e. Christians] are a people who are desirous of apostasy and misguidance for you. They never fall short of inflicting evil upon you. They have subdued all the peoples of the world